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    City of Duluth Honors Top Officers and Reclaims Lowest Crime Rate Ranking in Gwinnett

    City of Duluth Honors Top Officers and Reclaims Lowest Crime Rate Ranking in Gwinnett

    The Duluth Police Department held its annual Awards Luncheon to honor the top officers for 2012.  Also present were local business owners and community leaders that have joined together to help continue this banquet since it was cut from the City budget several years ago as a cost saving measure. Chief Randy Belcher said “because [...]

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    New Sidewalks Will Connect Parks

    New Sidewalks Will Connect Parks

    The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday awarded a construction contract for pedestrian safety improvements along Lawrenceville Highway/U.S. 29 in Lilburn. Crews will add just under a mile of five-foot-wide sidewalk along the north side of the highway as well as install curb and gutter and make other improvements to the roadside shoulders. The [...]

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    Second Diverging Diamond To Get Underway Soon

    Second Diverging Diamond To Get Underway Soon

    The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract to build Gwinnett’s second diverging diamond interchange. Construction will begin this spring on the bridge at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85. Gwinnett’s first project of this type is currently under construction a few exits away, at Pleasant Hill Road. Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash said, [...]

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    Gwinnett County Public Library Begins Comprehensive Planning Process

    Gwinnett County Public Library Begins Comprehensive Planning Process

    On behalf of Gwinnett County Public Library, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has selected Ivy Library, a division of The Ivy Group, to facilitate a comprehensive planning process for Gwinnett County Public Library. “We are pleased anytime we can learn more about the community the library serves,” said Nancy Stanbery-Kellam, executive director of GCPL. [...]

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  • Structure Fire At 2800 Block of Springtime Court In Lawrenceville
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    Structure Fire At 2800 Block of Springtime Court In Lawrenceville

    Firefighters responded to a report of a garage fire behind a house in the 2800 block of Springtime Court in Lawrenceville, at 4:50 A.M on Thursday, February 7, 2013.  The caller was a resident of the house who saw flames coming from a vehicle and trailer parked inside the garage. On arrival, crews found heavy [...]

  • Investigators Say Arson Was The Cause Of Lilburn House Fire To Cover Burglary
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    Investigators Say Arson Was The Cause Of Lilburn House Fire To Cover Burglary

    Gwinnett County fire investigators completed the origin and cause examination of the fire which destroyed a Lilburn home in the 5200 block of Stafford Drive on February 1, 2013.  The fire was incendiary in nature and was determined to be caused by an act of arson to cover a burglary. The homes residents told investigators [...]

  • House Fire At 3300 Block of Southhampton Way, Lilburn
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    House Fire At 3300 Block of Southhampton Way, Lilburn

    Gwinnett County Firefighters were dispatched to a house fire incident at 3300 Block of Southhampton Way, Lilburn, at 3:19pm on February 4, 2013.  Homeowner arrived home to find fire coming out of the door on the right side of the home.  With the assistance of a neighbor, the resident determined that the kitchen was fully [...]

  • House Fire At 700 Block of Stacey Court, In Lilburn
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    House Fire At 700 Block of Stacey Court, In Lilburn

    Caller to the 911 emergency dispatch center stated that there is a fire in their garage and that a family member is in the house.  Crews arrived to the scene  to find an active fire incident at 700 Block of Stacey Court, In Lilburn, at 1:43pm. Firefighters removed the complainant from the house and assessed [...]

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  • W.P. Jones Activity Building Ground Breaking
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    W.P. Jones Activity Building Ground Breaking

    Active adult senior citizens will soon have their own center in Duluth. A ground breaking ceremony for the activity building at W.P. Jones Park is scheduled for January 3rd and construction will begin the first week of January for this new center for active adult seniors at the park. The building should be completed in [...]

  • COUNTY OFFICES CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS, TRASH PICKUP UNAFFECTED
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    COUNTY OFFICES CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS, TRASH PICKUP UNAFFECTED

    All Gwinnett County government offices, with the exception of those operations required for the comfort and safety of the citizens of the County, will be closed Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26  for the Christmas holiday. All offices will resume regular working hours on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Offices also will be closed on Monday, [...]

  • City, County Partner For Water Quality Project
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    City, County Partner For Water Quality Project

    Commissioners approved a contract Tuesday to improve the water quality, habitat, biology and the overall condition and health of severely Camp Creek in the Jackson Creek watershed. Georgia Development Partners, LLC, the lowest responsive bidder, will relocate and restore 800 linear feet of the creek within Lilburn’s City Park and convert the existing stream channel [...]

  • Gwinnett Extends Plumbing Rebates
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    Gwinnett Extends Plumbing Rebates

    Gwinnett County will continue its successful toilet rebate program and open it up to include multi-family units in 2012. Commissioners agreed Tuesday to continue offering the rebates in conjunction with the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District. Acting Water Resources Director Lynn Smarr said, “The rebates have already helped Gwinnett County homeowners replace close to [...]

  • Entertainment more »

  • Upcoming Conerts and Events: December 21 – January 4
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    Upcoming Conerts and Events: December 21 – January 4

    Atlanta Concerts: Wednesday, December 21: How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Earl Smith Strand Theatre Atlanta Funk Society at Smiths Olde Bar Little Tybee at The EARL Thursday, December 22: Hawkboy & Ocean Is Theory at The Masquerade The Deadfields at The Velvet Underground Angir Aparo at Smiths Olde Bar Mama’s Love Christmas Jam at [...]

  • Upcoming Conerts and Events: December 14 – December 28
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    Upcoming Conerts and Events: December 14 – December 28

    Atlanta Concerts: Thursday, December 15: Straight Out of Line at The Velvet Underground Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors at The Buckhead Theatre Yarn /Daryl Hance at Smiths Olde Bar Scotty at Smiths Olde Bar Friday, December 16: Norma Jean at The Masquerade Asherel at The Masquerade Take Care, Stranger at The Vinyl Bonerama at Smiths [...]

  • Upcoming Conerts and Events: December 7 – December 21
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    Upcoming Conerts and Events: December 7 – December 21

    Atlanta Concerts: Wednesday, December 7: Anybody Killa at The Masquerade Tim Halperin at Smiths Olde Bar We the Lion at The EARL Anders Osborne at Smiths Olde Bar Robin Thicke at The Loft Thursday, December 8: Bless The Fall at The Masquerade Wale at The Tabernacle Mayhem at The Masquerade TREESHUMAN at The Velve Underground [...]

  • Upcoming Conerts and Events: November 30 – December 14
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    Upcoming Conerts and Events: November 30 – December 14

    Atlanta Concerts: Wednesday, November 23: The Bastard Suns at The Masquerade Manchester Orchestra at Centerstage Atlanta Wednesday, November 30: Thursday at The Loft Atlanta Funk Society at Smiths Olde Bar Thursday, December 1: Stand at The Tabernacle Josh Rifkind at Smiths Olde Bar Cory Branan at The EARL Friday, December 2: The Elvis Show at [...]

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  • FIGLEY, CHARLES ELLSWORTH -- PAROLE VIOLATION
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    Arrest Report: Thursday, February 07, 2013

    According to police and Gwinnett County Jail records, the following people were arrested recently by local authorities, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law:

  • BARRETT, TRACY ANN -- 2x FINANCIAL IDENTITY FRAUD - 2x EXPLOITATION OF DISABLED ADULT
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    Arrest Report: Wednesday, February 06, 2013

    According to police and Gwinnett County Jail records, the following people were arrested recently by local authorities, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law:

  • CORA, MARCO ANTONIO JR -- 2x 	HOLD FOR OTHER AGENCY - 4xESCAPE
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    Arrest Report: Sunday, February 3, 2013

    According to police and Gwinnett County Jail records, the following people were arrested recently by local authorities, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law:    

  • Retraction : Prior Information Regarding Alexander James Daly Incorrect
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    Retraction : Prior Information Regarding Alexander James Daly Incorrect

    Today we received notification that the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department Jail Docket had supplied us with incorrect information regarding an arrest we posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. We have been informed that Colonel Donald Pinkard of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department has already retracted this incorrect information from the Docket on January 4, 2012. [...]

  • Restaurant Health Inspections more »

  • Restaurant Inspections for Thursday, December 22, 2011
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    Restaurant Inspections for Thursday, December 22, 2011

    The following information lists recent health inspections in and around Gwinnett County. Inspections that do not contain a grade are follow up inspections. A grade of “A” is 90 – 100, “B” is 80 – 89, “C” is 70 – 79, and a failing grade of “U” is 0 – 69. EL MOLCAJETE #4 – [...]

  • Restaurant Inspections for Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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    Restaurant Inspections for Wednesday, December 21, 2011

    The following information lists recent health inspections in and around Gwinnett County. Inspections that do not contain a grade are follow up inspections. A grade of “A” is 90 – 100, “B” is 80 – 89, “C” is 70 – 79, and a failing grade of “U” is 0 – 69. FIRENZE RISTORANTE – A [...]

  • Restaurant Inspections for Monday, December 19, 2011
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    Restaurant Inspections for Monday, December 19, 2011

    The following information lists recent health inspections in and around Gwinnett County. Inspections that do not contain a grade are follow up inspections. A grade of “A” is 90 – 100, “B” is 80 – 89, “C” is 70 – 79, and a failing grade of “U” is 0 – 69. OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT [...]

  • Restaurant Inspections for Thursday, December 15, 2011
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    Restaurant Inspections for Thursday, December 15, 2011

    The following information lists recent health inspections in and around Gwinnett County. Inspections that do not contain a grade are follow up inspections. A grade of “A” is 90 – 100, “B” is 80 – 89, “C” is 70 – 79, and a failing grade of “U” is 0 – 69. FRONTERA #3 – A [...]